Yang Yung-wei Wins Silver at Asian Judo Championships, Coach Praises Overall Performance
Taiwan's 'Judo Prince' Yang Yung-wei won silver in the 60kg class at the Asian Judo Championships in China. His coach praised his calm performance and adaptability.
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(CNA Reporter Chen Jung-chen, Taipei, 16th) At the Asian Judo Championships held in China, Taiwan's "Judo Prince" Yang Yung-wei lost to 20-year-old Bahraini rising star Ruslan Poltoratskii in the men's 60kg gold medal match today, finishing with a silver medal. Coach Liu Wen-teng believes he has already performed quite well.
Returning without the gold medal in the championship match for the second consecutive year at the Asian Championships, Yang Yung-wei still advanced to the gold medal match as the top seed in the men's 60kg class. Unfortunately, facing the Bahraini standout Poltoratskii—whom he had defeated last year—Yang failed to gain the upper hand. After first being thrown for a waza-ari, he ultimately had to settle for silver.
Guiding coach Liu Wen-teng pointed out in an interview with the Central News Agency that he is reasonably satisfied with Yang Yung-wei's overall performance. He effectively grasped opportunities during the matches. Although they originally hoped for a better result in the gold medal match, the opponent's throwing technique was rather unique. "Winning and losing are part of competition; we will go back, study it, and figure out how to counter it."
Liu Wen-teng added that Yang Yung-wei is gradually recovering his form. Particularly with the reintroduction of the "Yuko" scoring method last year, athletes are still in a phase of figuring out the rules. But as the scoring becomes clearer, the basic principle is to avoid being thrown, while adjusting one's state during the struggle for points. Yang is currently grasping this situation quite well.
Yang Yung-wei mentioned that although there are still details that can be handled better, his ability to stay calm and think about how to attack during today's match marks significant progress. Next, he will sequentially participate in the Kazakhstan Grand Slam and the Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam, hoping to use these high-intensity Grand Slam-level tournaments to prepare thoroughly for the Nagoya Asian Games debuting in September. (Editor: Chang Ya-ching) 1150416
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(CNA Reporter Chen Jung-chen, Taipei, 16th) At the Asian Judo Championships held in China, Taiwan's "Judo Prince" Yang Yung-wei lost to 20-year-old Bahraini rising star Ruslan Poltoratskii in the men's 60kg gold medal match today, finishing with a silver medal. Coach Liu Wen-teng believes he has already performed quite well.
Returning without the gold medal in the championship match for the second consecutive year at the Asian Championships, Yang Yung-wei still advanced to the gold medal match as the top seed in the men's 60kg class. Unfortunately, facing the Bahraini standout Poltoratskii—whom he had defeated last year—Yang failed to gain the upper hand. After first being thrown for a waza-ari, he ultimately had to settle for silver.
Guiding coach Liu Wen-teng pointed out in an interview with the Central News Agency that he is reasonably satisfied with Yang Yung-wei's overall performance. He effectively grasped opportunities during the matches. Although they originally hoped for a better result in the gold medal match, the opponent's throwing technique was rather unique. "Winning and losing are part of competition; we will go back, study it, and figure out how to counter it."
Liu Wen-teng added that Yang Yung-wei is gradually recovering his form. Particularly with the reintroduction of the "Yuko" scoring method last year, athletes are still in a phase of figuring out the rules. But as the scoring becomes clearer, the basic principle is to avoid being thrown, while adjusting one's state during the struggle for points. Yang is currently grasping this situation quite well.
Yang Yung-wei mentioned that although there are still details that can be handled better, his ability to stay calm and think about how to attack during today's match marks significant progress. Next, he will sequentially participate in the Kazakhstan Grand Slam and the Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam, hoping to use these high-intensity Grand Slam-level tournaments to prepare thoroughly for the Nagoya Asian Games debuting in September. (Editor: Chang Ya-ching) 1150416
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